What was found
DURING FLIGHT, PILOT REPORTED "SLATS FAILURE"; AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITH 45,000 KGS OVERWEIGHT AND 300 FPM SINK RATE. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS POSITIONED AT THE MAINTENANCE RAMP, FIM 27-83-00-810-818-A AND FIM 27-81-00-810-805-A WAS PERFORMED AND FOUND LEFT SLAT ACTUATOR NR 7 "TRIP-OUT". LT SLAT ACTUATOR NR 7 AND LEFT OUTBOARD SKEW SENSOR WERE REPLACED PER AMM 27-81-01/400 AND AMM 27-83-01/400 RESPECTIVELY AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST WITH NOT FAILURE. AFTER MAINTENANCE ACTIONS WERE ACCOMPLISHED, THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.